Blue Devils, Panthers set to clash
By Gene Stanley/ Sports Correspondent
Class 5A state playoffs second round
No. 7 Etowah (27-9) at No. 5 Southside (26-10)
Today, 5 p.m.; Saturday 2 p.m. if needed
This is what high school baseball is all about.
Two good teams fighting for playoff survival and, oh yeah, they just happen to be neighborhood archrivals who don’t like each other very much.
“When we play Southside, it’s
Warriors meet Section
By Gene Stanley/Correspondent
No. 6 Westbrook (19-12) at No. 1 Section (26-4)
Today 4:30, Sat., 1 p.m.
It’s always a shame when the best teams have to play each other early.
That is the case with this year’s second round of the Class 2A high school baseball playoffs.
Instead of meeting in the semifinals, No. 1 ranked Section and sixth-ranked Westbrook Christian – arguably
Glencoe heads to Bulldog country for second round
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Glencoe (15-6) at Piedmont (23-8)
Today, 5 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. if needed
Last season, Piedmont finished as state runner-up in 3A.
Are the Bulldogs just as good now as they were in 2012?
“I don’t think so,” Glencoe coach Charlie Robertson said. “They’re still very good but not as good. Last year, they had two pitchers who could really
In & around SEC baseball
Week 6 review
Alabama
The Crimson Tide lost two out of three games to LSU over the weekend, including an 11-8 loss in 16 innings. Alabama fell to 24-18 overall and 9-9 in conference play. The Tide dropped to fifth place in the SEC West. Alabama faces Texas A&M this weekend in Tuscaloosa in an important divisional matchup.
Auburn
The Tigers also
Warriors’ Ford signs with BSC
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Jonathan Ford’s sole season as starting quarterback has reaped dividends.
The Westbrook Christian senior signed a football scholarship with Birmingham-Southern College on Apr. 19.
Although he mainly played at linebacker during his sophomore and junior seasons, Ford was far from a game manager for the 2012 Warriors. He threw for 2,086 yards and 20 touchdowns while helping lead Westbrook
McCants named to All-American team
Gadsden State sophomore basketball guard Kenric McCants, who led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points per game while helping GSCC reach the ACCC championship game, recently was named was named NJCAA All-American in the honorable mention category.
A 2010 Gadsden City High graduate, McCants finished the 2012-13 season with a 4.94- assist average while averaging five rebounds and two
General Fund Budget is insufficient
It’s that time of year when the state legislature writes the budgets that will fund our schools and government services.
Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Education Trust Fund, which funds all things related to public education. This week, the House will turn its attention to the state’s General Fund budget, which funds all state departments, agencies, and
Mysterious cave at Noccallua Falls: Is it real?
Throughout Lookout Mountain are many mysterious caves in which all sort of legends are connected.
For instance, Confederate soldiers entered and staggered out days later at another distant location. Then there are those caves that served as a shelter for the Indians, for a hospital, moon shining operations as well as mining for gunpowder.
If this is not enough, recently found Lookout
Making history (book) at Hokes Bluff High School
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Hokes Bluff High School history teacher Jill Braddy Boatwright gave her students some unique assignments and the opportunity of several lifetimes by involving them in the researching, writing and collecting of photos for “The History of Hokes Bluff,” a recently published book containing stories of local history.
Boatwright worked with fellow teacher Steve Millander to write an earlier